Drama explanation following Stephen A Smith’s comments on Ben Simmons and his time at LSU
Brooklyn Nets are another team after the Los Angeles Lakers among the favourites who went through a very bad NBA season. While one couldn’t even reach the Play-In Tournament, the Nets lose to the Boston Celtics with a score of 4-0 and now their season is done for the year.
Earlier it was all attack on Kyrie Irving then Kevin Durant and now it is Ben Simmons who is yet to have a debut with the newly signed franchise. Nets suffered a lack of players at the beginning where Irving was out due to vaccination policies and Durant was sidelined due to injuries. In absence of the two, it was expected that Simmons would be contributing to the Nets after his trade from the Philadelphia 76ers.
Ben Simmons LSU Drama Explained After Stephen A Smith Hits Out At Him: Did He Quit And His Time There
The Australian kept frustrated by his backoff attitude from each Game. He was expected to play for Game 4 against the Celtics while his side was trailing 3-0 with a threat to be out in a must-win game, the 25-year-old gave another reason to not appear at the most important game.
Now with the Nets’ terrible elimination and their season-ending on an ugly note for the year, it frustrated everyone as well as Stephen A. Smith, seeing Simmons having money without even playing. The analyst for NBA blasted on Simmons for his excuses to skip and not play, he said that the Aussie also quit on LSU (Louisiana State University). ESPN’s Smith further stated that he “feels bad for anybody who was his teammate.”
“He quit on LSU. He quit on the Philadelphia 76ers. And now, he ain’t showing up for the Brooklyn Nets,” said Stephen.
Enough is Enough with Ben Simmons! pic.twitter.com/y3WAlVVk3x
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) April 24, 2022
Ben Simmons never went to class and couldn’t get LSU to the NCAA tourney but now everyone’s surprised he might not have that “competitive nature” to him 😂
— Reid Ferguson (@SnapFlow69) April 25, 2022
TV personality and sports journalist Smith has spoken that Simmons is full of “excuses” just to not appear and play on the court. “I do recall, despite him not playing, he still filed a grievance to collect $20 million that he has not earned.”
With all the frustrating situations that the franchise is going through, everyone is not so happy with Simmons and according to reports, even the Brooklyn Nets are upset about the happenings.
BEN SIMMONS’ TIME AT LSU
Simmons was the consensus No. 1 prep player in the country at Montverde Academy in Florida, and moved to LSU for just one season in 2015 where he averaged (19.2 points), rebounds (11.8), assists (4.8), steals (2) and blocked shots (0.8).
He was the SEC Freshman of the Year and was only the ninth LSU men’s basketball player to earn first-team All-America honors but the Tigers finished 19-14, and suffered an embarrassing 33-point loss to Texas A&M in the SEC tournament semifinals.
After failing to make the NCAA Tournament, Simmons declared for the 2016 NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility and withdrew from the school at the conclusion of the season and moved to Phoenix ahead of the draft.
For Simmons, college was “pointless” and “wasting time,” and he “seldom went to class during spring semester along with “demonstrating minimal effort and poor body language on the court,” and was benched for a game against Tennessee for academic reasons.
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